Cozy and pure is the impression you get when you initially think of the setting of Bloomtown, it’s the start of summer in the 1960s, and our child protagonists Emily and Chester have just been shipped out to Grandpa’s where the adventure of childhood is awaiting. This is
There are games that put you in the combat boots of an elite commando as you push back the denizens of some alien world. There are other games that stuff you into a tiny cockpit as you take tight corners around famous Formula 1 tracks. I’m sitting in a
My childhood’s digital entertainment consisted of an old Windows computer and the games of Sid Meier. Whether Civilization II, Alpha Centauri, or my favorite variation in Colonization, I grew up with strategy games. As I’ve gotten older, it’s been tough to play them, not for desire, but
I remember being disappointed with Disney Epic Mickey as a kid, but not specifics as to why. I still love the aesthetic and all the Disney references, and it introduced me to some of my favorite old shorts thanks to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Yet I never had any desire
Playing Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics feels surreal. For so long, the various fighting games by Capcom featuring Marvel characters have been in copyright limbo. They’re some of the most well respected fighting games out there, but fans had to rely on their original copies to play
When Return to Moria was announced in June of 2023 with a trailer featuring the iconic John Rhys-Davies, I got so excited. A dwarf led Lord of the Rings game mixing adventure with survival crafting in the Mines of Moria? Sign me up. Well, after a stint on PC only,
When I first laid eyes upon Furyu’s latest action RPG Reynatis, I was instantly reminded of a mix between Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Kingdom Hearts, with the game’s flashy combat and modern fantasy Tokyo setting. Poor Shibuya just can’t seem to catch a break when it
In the land of Mojo, the Plucky Squire’s stories are all the rage. Jot writes of his adventures stopping the evil mage Humgrump. One adventure that begins like any other quickly evolves into one that sends Jot out of the storybook he lives in and into the real world.
